Muskegon, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Muskegon, MI Summary

Crime in Muskegon research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Muskegon over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Muskegon:

  • There were 1,327 total crimes committed in Muskegon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,527.8 total crimes per 100K people in Muskegon.
  • The overall crime rate in Muskegon is 51.79% above the national average.
  • Muskegon ranks #402 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Muskegon ranks #8,630 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Muskegon Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Muskegon is 3,527.8 per 100,000 people. That's 51.79% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 91.85% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Muskegon
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,327 3,527.8 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 7 18.6 7.6 6.3
Robbery 27 71.8 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 253 672.6 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 320 850.7 478.0 369.8
Burglary 171 454.6 233.1 269.8
Larceny 698 1,855.6 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 138 366.9 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,007 2,677.1 1,360.9 1,954.4

Muskegon Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Muskegon

320
Violent Crimes
850.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
130.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 320 violent crimes in Muskegon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Muskegon is 850.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 117.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Muskegon each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 130.05% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 77.97% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Muskegon

1,007
Property Crimes
2,677.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
36.98%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,007 property crimes in Muskegon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Muskegon is 2,677.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Muskegon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 36.98% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 96.72% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Muskegon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wyoming, MI 76,726 1,720 2,241.7 1,728.2 513.5
Kentwood, MI 53,977 1,444 2,675.2 2,228.7 446.5
Norton Shores, MI 25,226 641 2,541.0 2,311.1 229.9
East Grand Rapids, MI 11,372 128 1,125.6 1,108.0 17.6
Muskegon Heights, MI 9,944 496 4,987.9 3,278.4 1,709.6
Rockford, MI 6,204 47 757.6 677.0 80.6
Roosevelt Park, MI 4,186 239 5,709.5 5,494.5 215.0
North Muskegon, MI 4,103 54 1,316.1 1,194.2 121.9

Muskegon SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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